Sean Penn’s meeting with El Chapo was known and tracked by Mexican authorities during manhunt, officials confirm

Sean Penn’s meeting with then-fugitive Mexican drug lord El Chapo was indeed known and tracked by the country’s government.

Sean Penn's meeting with then-fugitive Mexican drug lord El Chapo was indeed known and tracked by the country's government, a report revealed Friday.

Current and former U.S. and Mexican officials confirmed they knew about the actor's trip, and the Jan. 8 recapture of Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman nearly fell apart after Mexican federal police caught him in the seaside city of Los Mochis, CBS News reported.

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A "60 Minutes" segment set to air Sunday night includes an interview with former Department of Homeland Security investigations division chief Jim Dinkins about his thoughts on whether Mexican police knew the actor was visiting El Chapo.

Yet the episode shows El Chapo suffered for his own arrogance after his brazen second escape from prison in July and his earlier 13-year flight, former Homeland Security and Department of Justice official Peter Vincent told CBS.

"He became drunk on his own wine," Vincent said. "He started to believe the hype. He thought he was untouchable."

Sean Penn got the meeting with El Chapo with help from Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, who had expressed interest in making a biopic about the drug lord. (JOSE MENDEZ/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA)

Mexican Marines who raided El Chapo's compound in the early-morning hours also spoke with the news program. He got away by using a trap door to the city's sewer system but rainwaters that filled the sewers forced him above ground.